The Dodgers have been on the receiving end of a lot of jokes after being no-hit twice in 10 days, but with a 5﻿1/2-game lead over the Giants entering play Wednesday night, it’s not bothering them.

That became evident when the N.L. West leaders sent Cubs’ right-hander

Jake Arrieta the pitching rubber and dirt from the Dodger Stadium mound, where he no-hit L.A. on Sunday night. The Dodgers also mailed authenticated game balls from the no-hitter, which Arrieta says he’ll give to family and friends.

“Really nice gesture,” Arrieta told ESPN. “They sent a bucket of dirt from the mound, and they dug up the pitching rubber, which weighed 60 pounds. That’s something I’ll cherish as much or more than anything I’ve been given throughout the process.”

In this case, instead of poking fun at the Dodgers, it’s appropriate to give them a tip of the cap.

Violent police encounters in California last year led to the deaths of 157 people and six officers, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday in a report that provides the first statewide tally on police use-of-force incidents.

At 6:03 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to reports of the robbery at the facility, 2301 Bancroft way, and learned that a man who snuck into the facility and began prowling through the building, taking cell phones and wallets from victims.

Investigators’ efforts to solve the case led to the arrests of Pablo Mendoza, 25, of Hayward, Brandon Follings, 26, of Oakland and Valeria Boden, 26, of Alameda, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.